just out of curiosity, is there some place/wiki/etc.. where a user can go to check a given version of FC/Linux, and see what OS/Motherboard-Hardware config/apps work together... IE, like one big/searchable database!!! allow users to put in their information, in terms of what they see. at the same time, allow developers/maintainers of software/rpms to add information as well... thoughts/comments/etc... -bruce -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rahul Sundaram Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 2:20 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Cc: liu chang Subject: Re: FC4 good new tech, bad legacy support Richard Kelsch wrote: > Ok people, I'm not trying to be a bummer here, so please read this as > if it was meant to entertain, not insult. Think of me as a whining > comic. However, there is a seriousness to the root of this message: > > After installing FC4 I was impressed with all of the new features, > speed and such. As a stand alone OS, it is superb. For me, > everything "stock" worked "out of the box." All hail Fedora Core 4! > I was singing praises, people were on the streets in awe. Life was > good. The installation went well, it operated well, everything that > was installed from the "core" or "extras" binary rpms worked superb... > > However, I noticed after I started installing software I needed > (gzipped sourcem CPAN modules etc.), it's not very compatible with > older "legacy" software. In fact, as a rule, getting software not in > the "core", "extras", or "freshrpms" trees to work is a royal pain in > the fanny. Nothing compiles without errors. In fact, luck is a big > factor getting anything to work once you think you've got it > compiled. This isn't an issue with only one piece of software, > otherwise I'd consider myself ranting. No, I'm not going to file > numerous bug reports for things I'm not exactly sure where the bug > is. Yes, I had tried the gcc32 trick as well, and nothing works like > it should. If the software doesnt work with either gcc 3.2 or gcc 4.x then its probably broken. GCC 4.x is there as the primary compiler. compat-gcc-32 for legacy support. I am not sure what else could be done better here. any ideas? regards Rahul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
